Changing the classification status quo with a global genome-based taxonomy

通过基于全球基因组的分类法改变分类现状

• 批准号: DP220100900
• 负责人: Prof Philip Hugenholtz
• 金额: $ 69.16万
• 依托单位: The University of Queensland
• 依托单位国家: 澳大利亚
• 项目类别: Discovery Projects
• 财政年份: 2022
• 资助国家: 澳大利亚
• 起止时间: 2022-07-01 至 2025-06-30
• 项目状态: 未结题
• 来源: https://dataportal.arc.gov.au/RGS/Web/Grants/DP220100900
• 关键词: Changing; classification; status; quo; global

A grand challenge in biology is the reconstruction of the complete evolutionary history of life on our planet. A major hurdle to this goal has been the inability to culture most microbial species which comprise the bulk of evolutionary diversity. However, new molecular techniques have removed this hurdle and >1,000 new microbial species are being revealed each month through sequencing of environmental samples. This project aims to organise both cultured and uncultured microbial diversity into a systematic evolutionary framework to replace the current highly flawed and incomplete classification of microorganisms. The systematic classification of the microbial world is timely and will enable fundamental insights into ecology and evolution.

生物学的一个重大挑战是重建我们星球上生命的完整进化史。实现这一目标的一个主要障碍是无法培养构成进化多样性的大部分微生物物种。然而，新的分子技术已经消除了这一障碍，通过对环境样本进行测序，每个月都有超过1,000种新的微生物物种被发现。该项目旨在将培养和未培养的微生物多样性组织成一个系统的进化框架，以取代目前高度缺陷和不完整的微生物分类。微生物世界的系统分类是及时的，将使生态学和进化的基本见解。